[SOLVED] Upgrading my pc for better gaming

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Hi all I am looking to upgrade my PC for a better gaming experience. I would appreciate any help I receive on how to do so, please find the spec of my PC below.

Specification
CPU : AMD Piledriver FX-8300, AM3+, 4.2GHz, 8-Core,
PSU : EvoLabs 600w
PSU Connectors : 4 x SATA, 4pin Molex x 3
RAM : HyperX Fury Black 8GB, DDR3, 1600MHz (PC3-12800)
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P AMD Socket AM3+ ATX USB 3.0
Hard Drive : Toshiba 1TB 7200RM
Solid State Drive : 120GB SSD 2.5"
Graphics Card : GT 2GB 1030
Graphics Card Connections : 1 x DVI-D, 1 x HDMI-2.0b (Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @60Hz)
Case : CiT Blaze
 
Solution
I will get a better gpu and psu for now.
Your gpu is the weakest part.
Save more to get a new Ryzen platform later on.
FX-8300 is stale but still OK for 60 fps gaming for now in most games.

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card (£210.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£64.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £275.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-21 15:43 BST+0100
Aug 20, 2019
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Hi there’s my budget is £300
Country is the United Kingdom and my monitor spec is -
  • 1920 x 1080 Full HD
  • VGA, HDMI & Displayport
  • 75Hz / 1ms Response Time
  • Panel Type: IPS
 
Jul 26, 2019
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Hi all I am looking to upgrade my PC for a better gaming experience. I would appreciate any help I receive on how to do so, please find the spec of my PC below.

Specification
CPU : AMD Piledriver FX-8300, AM3+, 4.2GHz, 8-Core,
PSU : EvoLabs 600w
PSU Connectors : 4 x SATA, 4pin Molex x 3
RAM : HyperX Fury Black 8GB, DDR3, 1600MHz (PC3-12800)
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P AMD Socket AM3+ ATX USB 3.0
Hard Drive : Toshiba 1TB 7200RM
Solid State Drive : 120GB SSD 2.5"
Graphics Card : GT 2GB 1030
Graphics Card Connections : 1 x DVI-D, 1 x HDMI-2.0b (Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @60Hz)
Case : CiT Blaze


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sxVj8Y .
Here is a pretty good up grade but for a new cpu sticking to you AMD, compatible mobo RAM and GPU for gaming its a little over the budget but hope fully u can spend that little extra for that GTX 1650
 
Theres a lot of ways to go about this.

I chose get a better gpu and psu. However, i also opted to swap cpu mobo and ram. The ryzen 3 is a good bit faster in games than your old cpu and it has a much better upgrade path.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor | £48.57 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard | ASRock B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | £55.95 @ Amazon UK
Memory | Crucial 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | £39.49 @ Ebuyer
Video Card | MSI Radeon RX 570 4 GB ARMOR OC Video Card | £118.48 @ Ebuyer
Power Supply | Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | £52.99 @ AWD-IT
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £315.48
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-21 12:34 BST+0100 |
 
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I will get a better gpu and psu for now.
Your gpu is the weakest part.
Save more to get a new Ryzen platform later on.
FX-8300 is stale but still OK for 60 fps gaming for now in most games.

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card (£210.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£64.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £275.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-21 15:43 BST+0100
 
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